Type.



Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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TYPE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1912.

W. R. ALLEN.

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WILLIA M Ill. Ailillfiilfl', 6F CLEVELAND; OI-Kill), ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN MULTIGRAPH CQMI ANY, 0F CLEVELAND, (EH10, A GOQPURATIDN 3F OHIO.

Specifismtion of Letters Patent.

17 b all av/10m it may cmwei'n Be ii; known that Ti, 'f' mini H. 3 1mm, ii citizen of the United}. States, residing iii Cleveland, in 7116601111 if of Cuyzihogii linil State of @hifim Thal a iz'ivenized ceiand usaiful linipmi ei'neni, T rg ie, m the fOHOWlI'i is a fiiii flleilf, and ljXz'hZil scriptimi, rexerence being; had iii?! the 31(ff'l'i'lll pamyi igdrawingsi One of the oh'gecis of this, invention ii; to provide type (including indivialiiml type, logotypes ancl line slugs) in a form which may he cciriveninlly aiml afi'actiililiy mount ml 01;: the periphery 8f 2i drum mid. will interlock with each Olli'ifli. and thus not work out nlf plat/=2 511953183. s ieci; is m d0 it. [he necgssity oiend clamps ias the inlieii'lo i U i l imid t l'iCfi.

Aimthei' Object is such farm that it may ahou the wripheii y 0i bed.

iiig pmjeciinns. in such iknrm that ihey may 1 be coi'iveiiienily m" milled. rmi" slam ii-cl hymn 'liqaamconiglish llwdasiireil ohjech: 1i form my type suiea with up'pcsii'ely positioned rllis'ancl recesses, which Army be grooves 01' riihbem and ext-end lengthwise of the line.

The ribs which may be part of chg original body hf standard type, have their sides parallel with iii/ecalm-iii pimie oi. the type; the

' g wves iii" iahlcm' i, liowhwz', have their 330i l1 lfitwfiliel $10 "the cen- 5 lines oi the type mmmtml mi a fiat bed or toms n Ziilliifiil ji'lki liliLi p of sontwuo-iis similarly farmed lg p12 iiiiasriajiing radially about the drum. Ac-

coi iiiiriglyiia T8311 shit when film type are set up vii hifiha i'ihs m'f one type occupying" thee-i gI'QQ-veg; 01 i'ahliiets m" iii'lgiicent liffpa, both lzypabeiiig riuiialiy placeii ahoui; the iii-um,

type gtziiml on zhe (l rum as if they mire welg z amped. or their oppesme sides; radial in, may he lacked iiifliniterl radially are formed bah): {Hill above the ribs 6. surfaces 4L and (i are parallel with PfiCl'l two planes one of which parallel with the cmiiral piune of the in): itself and the other of which is parallel with the cieniriil laiie of a contigumwsimilanly iorined type in the eiiihoclimeiii' shown in that appiicz-iiion, however, the ribs and grmves extend in an up and. down dilECtiOlfifIODl the bliss (if-the type to (hi: face. lili the prtl'senl' invention l l'flflki? the ribs and rcesses so that in the line of t ,'pe or on a slug they extend lengthwise 0f the line 01" parallel with the face of the type On of the advantages of the present system of, interlocked type is .thzil it readily adapts itself fur lockirig" up indixicluai type in the same line with limitypes.

The iaygie of this: application, as well as that ShOV l] in my qlsher application refmri'ed up Ofi'i ii, flail bed as well as iil'JOllE'; a drum it being:

mil necemmry i em successi'i' l'y'ph lines ii) pze' rent the i'i mi mm type amying the gronvas of an i221. 1

In the drawings Figure 1 is a pwspociive View of a line of type made in accordance 5 with ibis invention; Fig. 9 is a perspective View looking at the nppnsite side of :1 line composed partly of individual lypb and partly by a line slug; 3 is an edge view of several of the type moimtenl about the pfiflpiicif f of a drum, this View being (in an enlarged smile; Fig. 4 is" :1 plan 0i Qewial' galley; Fig. 5 an edge view of the type i so mounted.

, (iii-mic siile iii? the lype, as shown herein. are

two flat fiices'nr ribs 3 and 4 lOPlTWQGfl which is a ,qmnw in the Ohm side of the type ventral m" lHlQIlDGLllfli't" fiat Fave or iii) and (\iiaway pavi ions or ml'ihets 7 an lhil Gl'lw'i and paralifil with the conii'al plane of the type and may he pail oi; the original SUI" face of si'miclnrrl type: thifsurfaco 5 is parallel with (the CCfllllRi plane of a similar type 1 nesting with the type iiiier discussion on its right hand Sif'lii; the surfaces 7 and 8 are ii wuiintiiig ii mi :1 flat nova soc plurality of steps one above the other,'so1ne of which are parallel with the central plane lid of the type and others of which are'parallel with the central planes of similarly formed contiguous type standing radially on the same drum.

9. A type having its sides formed of alternate ribs and recesses, the ribs being parallel with the central plane of the type and the recesses being inclined to such plane and; located between the planes bounding the sides of the type, the ribs on one side of the type coming opposite the recesses on the other.

10. As a new article, a type, the edge of which has a character and the sides of which have alternate ribs and recesses located one above the other, the ribs having their outer v I faces plane surfaces which are parallel with thecentral plane of the type, and the recesses on opposite sides having their faces positely' inclined with reference tosuch p ane.

J, ,=11. A type having on its sides ribs and recesses one above the other, the ribs having their outer faces'piane surfaces Whic are parallel with the central plane of the type and the recesses havin their faces inclined at an acute an 'le to said central plane.

12. A- type aving on its sides ribs and recesses one above the other, the ribs having their outer faces plane surfaces which are parallel with the central plane of the type and the recesses having their faces inclined at an acute angle to said central plane, the ribs on one side of the type being directl opposite the recesses on the other side.

13. A type having on its sides ribs and recessesone above the. other, the ribs having their outer faces plane surfaces which are parallel with thecentral plane of the type and the recesses having their faces inclined at an acute angle to said central plane, the ribs on one side of the typebeing directly each rib having substantially the same u and-down dimension as the directly opposite recess on the other side, whereby when con opposite the recesses on the other side, and

tiguons lines are mounted on a drum they may interlock.

14. As a new article of manufacture, a

type having on its sides alternate ribs and recesses located one above the other, the ribs having their faces parallel with the central plane ofthe type and the recesses incliningfrom that plane at an angle thereto which is twice the angle which is made with that plane by a radial plane from the center of tit) the drum on which the type are adapted to I seat throngh'the outer corner of the type -15. The combination of type formed to seat compactly on the periphery of adrenal and interlock with each other and also to stand compactly on a planular surface, each type having the characteristicthat its sides ALBERT H. Barns, Gnoncn T. TRUNDLE. 

